February 7th, 2018

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Natalie Newell joined Dan, Matt, and Ryan via Skype. She is the director and producer of Science Moms, as well as one of the hosts of The Science Enthusiast Podcast. Natalie holds an MEd., and worked for a decade in the field of Montessori education before choosing to become a stay-at-home parent, and pursue her interests in science and secular activism.

You can get the Science Moms documentary for only $1.99 by using stonyfield as the promo code.

January 31st, 2018

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Lucien Greaves had to reschedule with us at the last minute (he'll be on the show again very soon!), so Atheists of Utah's Kevin Neumann joined Dan, Ryan, and Matt in-studio to talk about the upcoming conference for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) with Sarah Ponto Rivera, Grey Faction's Director, and Chalice Blythe, National Director for The Satanic Temple's After School Satan Club.

Patreon subscribers get about 30 minutes of extras this week, including more information about Chalice's appearance on The Jim Jefferies Show.

NOTE: Sarah contacted us after recording to let us know that she may have said Jeanette Bartha was a victim of Bennet Braun. It was Patricia Burgus who was his victim. Jeanette Bartha was a victim of Richard Hicks. The both sued had slightly different outcomes.

You can send us hate-mail, show ideas, questions, corrections, whines, and rants at:

January 24th, 2018

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We were delighted to speak with James Huber, author of "Kissing Hank's Ass." James' parable has been used as the basis for several different short films which expose (in a very humorous way) some of the problems with religious beliefs.

January 17th, 2018

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We've talked about GMOs and genetic engineering in the past, but we take a much deeper dive into the subject this week to answer listener questions surrounding what should be a non-controversial subject.

Patrons also get alot more information about what Matt has been dealing with during his absence.

January 3rd, 2018

Once again, Grant Larimer had nothing better to do on a Friday night than to eat pizza, drink alcohol, and talk about shit with Ryan and Dan - but that sounds like a goddamned good time anyway, right?

Anyway, Dan is getting over a head cold, we talk about Al Franken, GMOs, Sweet Cakes, Roy Moore, libertarianism, and a Utah teacher who got fired for... well, shit... we're not sure why they were fired.

December 27th, 2017

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We can hardly believe it's been a whole year since we didn't become better people. Oh, well. Maybe next year.

It's the last show of the year, and with literally negative fifteen minutes notice, Grant Larimer was kind enough to fill in for Matt again this week as we cover the top ten (or so) posts made by Right Wing Watch this year.

December 21st, 2017

Christopher Hitchens died six years ago last week. Out of The Four Horsemen, he was Dan's personal favorite.

Matt wasn't able to join us tonight, but fear not! The Purple Dragon (AKA Grant Larimer) joined us in-studio to talk about a bunch of things going on in the news.

Patreon subscribers get a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at the show this week. We included some off-the-air commentary on a range of things, including flat-earthers, Ryan's short film contest entry, and much more!

December 4th, 2017

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Did you have a good holiday break? We certainly hope so!

We were supposed to record on Tuesday, but Ryan is sick and Matt was unavailable. With all that happened in the news today, it turned out to be a good thing Dan wasn't able to record until this afternoon.

This episode deals with a lot of pretty heavy stuff - from the murder-suicide committed by an atheist activist early this week, to today's news of Michael Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the FBI.

Dan flies solo for an entire show for the first time since we started the Godless Rebelution almost four years ago. Strap in... it may be a bumpy ride.

October 23rd, 2017

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Phil Ferguson is a quick-witted atheist activist, philanthropist, speaker, financial advisor, amateur DJ, fellow podcaster, and all around great person. He joined us via Skype for a long interview to talk about his work, politics, problems within the atheist community, and a whole lot of other stuff - including some great tips on managing your personal finances.

October 20th, 2017

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This is a free, short, bonus episode we're releasing as a bit of a primer for Megan's upcoming appearance on the show. She'll be joining us for our Halloween episode, where we'll be talking about various Halloween traditions and talking a bit more about this presentation she recently delivered for Atheists of Utah as part of her Religious Education Series, titled "The Crucible of Goodness." Megan's presentation talks about the influence Christianity has on the horror film genre.

October 19th, 2017

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It was kind of a last minute thing, but we were able to record Lucien Greaves' recent presentation at Utah State University. Huge thanks goes out to the members of USU's Secular Student Alliance who set up this event!

We recorded the presentation and then sat down for a brief interview with Lucien before heading out to the after-party event. Lucien was great, as always, and covered the following topics during his talk:

Reproductive Rights case in Missouri going to Missouri Supreme Court

Trump's election has emboldened theocrats

Ohio "heartbeat" bill

Texas tries passing law to force women seeking abortions to have to pay for funeral

October 4th, 2017

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It took a bit of work, but episode #175 with our special guest, Taylor Grin, is finally here for your listening pleasure!

Taylor is an atheist and former Utah resident who is working on his Master's degree in Intelligence Studies. He joined us in the Godless Rebelution studio for the longest recording session we've had since the presidential debates to talk about the launch of his new website, Grin and Bear Int. The website is a collaborative effort with Taylor's friend, Bear, and is a news aggregation, analysis, and commentary site.

We had a fantastic time recording with Taylor, and we talked about a wide variety of things, including:

Tom Price, Trump's pick for the head of Health and Human Services, has resigned after coming under fire for spending more than $1M for travel

Paul Manafort is suuuuper fucked

The American justice system needs an overhaul

Donald Trump Jr stands down his Secret Service protection

Former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, says Trump was briefed on Russia's interference and legitimacy of the presidential election

What Matters: Taking a Knee

Fake news writer, Paul Horner, recently died

Alex Jones and the Chobani Islamic pedophile ring conspiracy

Alt-tech for the alt-right

PATRONSONLY-We had an 80-minute discussion on the topic of punching Nazis, which is one of the best (if not the best) discussions we've heard about the subject

September 20th, 2017

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The President of Atheists of Utah, Summer Devotchka, joined us in-studio for an interview. She's wise beyond her years, dedicated to improving the lives of godless heathens, and, oh yeah... she's also very funny.

We switched things up a bit this week for the Patreon portion of the show. You get a bit of a behind-the-scenes clip of us chatting about whatever happened to cross our minds between segments.

Thank you to everybody who has submitted feedback about what you'd like to see in regard to your patronage. We really appreciate it. Please keep it coming!

Patreon subscribers get more than 20 minutes of extras this week!

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September 1st, 2017

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FINALLY! Sheesh!

Did you miss us? It's been nearly two weeks since we posted a show. This would have come out earlier, but Dan had an editing snag that cost him an entire day. At least a lesson was hammered home yet again. C'est la vie...

Dan met Thomas Westbrook at the 2017 American Atheists convention in South Carolina. He's a great guy who owns the Holy Koolaid channel on YouTube. It's full of wonderful educational videos surrounding skepticism and atheism, each one presented in a condensed, easy to understand, bite-sized piece. You should definitely check it out!

August 21st, 2017

Remember news about the Satanic invocation offered in Colorado recently? Well, we were lucky enough to have the person who offered the invocation in-studio with us this week, along with his wife.

Andrew and Myrna are both ex-Jehovah's Witnesses who now identify as Satanists aligned with The Satanic Temple. They're also two of the nicest people you would ever care to meet. They're both a bit shy and unassuming, funny, generous, caring, and they make one of the cutest damned couples (no pun intended) we've met.

The bulk of this week's show is our interview with Andrew and Myrna about how they went from believing JWs to atheistic Satanists. It's a great interview. If you have even half as much fun listening to the show as we had recording with them, you're in for a real treat.

Other items of note in this episode:

Dan recaps what led a Trump supporter to ask someone why they are motivated to tell people the truth

A new "What Matters" segment on Nazism in Charlottesville

PATRONS ONLY - Trae Crowder on Charlottesville

PATRONS ONLY - Dave Daubenmire: Those who opposed "patriots" in Charlottesville are God haters

PATRONS ONLY - Kevin Swanson: Schools that violate God's law should be burned down

PATRONS ONLY - Jim Bakker: On double rainbows, the solar eclipse, and the danger of mocking God's prophets

August 7th, 2017

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Longtime listeners of the show will remember Mythrin from episode #131 where we talked about nutty Mormon history. He joined us in-studio for an interesting discussion about progressive deism. Of course, we couldn't let him go without touching on a couple other bits of nutty Mormon history for our Patreon supporters!

Patreon subscribers get more than 20 minutes of extras this week!

Congratulations to Andrew Vodopich for being the big winner of our review prize drawing! He'll be able to pick from the prizes pictured in our Facebook page post HERE.

July 31st, 2017

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Instead of spending time with our families, we recorded this episode on the Pie & Beer Day (Pioneer Day, if you're lame). But, since it was a holiday and Dan has a ton to do before the annual Atheists of Utah camping trip, the episode is a bit shorter than usual.

Along the way to Ryan demoting Matt twice, and promoting Dan once, we cover the following items:

AIG "scientists" use the Big Book of Bullshit to talk about how deluded Flat-Earth believers are

Mormon teachings about Jesus, Lucifer, and the "War in Heaven"

9-year-old child in HIV remission for years without drugs

PATRONS ONLY - Liz Crokin: One-third of government is part of a Satanic pedophile ring

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July 17th, 2017

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You may remember that we previously released (in episode #158) a talk on the Mountain Meadows Massacre delivered by Megan Kennedy for The Satanic Temple Salt Lake City chapter before it was recently disbanded. Because of that, we knew Megan was incredibly smart, so we were excited to have her join us in-studio for an interview. What we didn't know until she arrived is just how much fun we'd have recording with her. She's definitely one of the best guests we've had on the show.

We had a long and wide-ranging interview and discussion with Megan, topped off with getting her input on the recent news of Hobby Lobby being fined $3 million dollars for smuggling ancient Iraqi artifacts. Her education in religious history, archaeology, and anthropology was a perfect fit to cover the story, and we think our Patreon patrons will really enjoy it.

Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to our coverage of the Hobby Lobby story with more than 35 minutes of extras this week, including extended outtakes!

Remember to enter our prize drawing!

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All 5-star reviews (existing and new) will be entered to win a fabulous prize during a drawing held while recording our episode on July 31.

Winner will be announced during the episode that will be released Monday, August 2, 2017 (probably earlier for Patreon subscribers).

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July 10th, 2017

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Dan had a fun, but rough, weekend in Moab. After falling ass over tea kettle at the bowling alley, he drank WAAAAYYY too much the night before spending four hours on the road driving home, but sucked it up to do the show - in which we cover the following stories:

Twenty interesting things you may not know about Independence Day

Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis are trying to weasel out of paying even more taxes

The Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas was destroyed - by the same person who destroyed the monument in Oklahoma

Creationist drops his lawsuit against the Grand Canyon

Travis Weber says Christians should enjoy their "freedom" while they can

Argument from authority, bandwagon, begging the question, and argument from ignorance fallacies

A correction on a bit from last week's show while talking about the Mandela Effect

Chris Christie gets his own private beach

Weird News headlines

PATRONS ONLY - We agree with an evangelical reverend

PATRONS ONLY - Jesse Lee Peterson says to stop your kids from reading Harry Potter books because it will make them compassionate

Patreon subscribers get more than 20 minutes of extras this week!

Remember to enter our prize drawing!:

Write a 5-star review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher (only if you think we deserve it!)

Send a screenshot of your review to us via email with "Review Prize Drawing" in the subject line

All 5-star reviews (existing and new) will be entered to win a fabulous prize during a drawing held while recording our episode on July 31.

Winner will be announced during the episode that will be released Monday, August 2, 2017 (probably earlier for Patreon subscribers).

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June 26th, 2017

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Matt wasn't feeling well and had to miss this episode, but Ryan and Dan are joined by the always-great Grant Larimer, who was kind enough to fill in at the last minute to go over a bunch of news items, including:

June 12th, 2017

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Marissa Alexa McCool is a 31-year-old transwoman. She is working on her fourth book, has five podcasts, has appeared in countless other podcasts, and we were finally able to get her on the Godless Rebelution. She recently moved and was having some technical difficulties, so the interview isn't as long as we would have liked, but that just means we'll have to get back on the show sometime very soon!

We go through a lot of recent news headlines, offer some recent science information, and Matt becomes a double-agent.

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June 5th, 2017

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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is a tenured Professor at Ohio State University who specializes in the history of science and in the intersection of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and medicine. He is the President and Co-Founder of Intentional Insights, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers people to refine and reach their goals by providing research-based content to help improve thinking, feeling, and behavior patterns.

Gleb has made appearances on the Ra-Men, The Scathing Atheist, The Inciting Incident, Bi Any Means, Danthropology, Stark Truth Radio, The Gaytheist Manifesto, Cellar Door Skeptics, and The Humanist Hour podcasts. His writings have appeared in The Humanist, Free Inquiry, American Atheist Magazine, Skeptic Examiner, Patheos, and several other print and online media outlets, and he has made appearances on several different television programs.

Dr. Tsipursky joined us via Skype to discuss another initiative he has started - the Pro-Truth Pledge - which is an effort to reverses the tide of lies by calling on politicians – and everyone else – to commit to truth-oriented behaviors.

We also cover several news items and have a new candidate for the Basket of Deplorables!

June 2nd, 2017

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This episode isn't our usual fare. It's a talk that was organized by the Utah Chapter of The Satanic Temple as part of their Religious Education Series, which was aimed at analyzing religion throughout history and how it affects (some would say "infects") various aspects of our modern lives. The talk was presented by Megan Kennedy, who holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Religious Studies from the University of Utah. She is a professional writer and photographer.

Ryan was kind enough to bring his filming gear, so we also have video of the presentation available on our YouTube channel. Ryan wired Megan with a lavalier (one of those fancy lapel microphones) for great sound, but the rest of the audio was captured on a mobile recording device and a microphone mounted to the top of Ryan's video camera, so it's not fantastic - but it's decent.

We're currently trying to schedule Megan as a guest for a future episode or episodes. She's got a lot of great information to share!

We'll be publishing episode #159 this weekend for our Patreon supporters, and on Monday for our regular feed.

May 22nd, 2017

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Our intrepid field reporter, Alexander Scholl, once again prepared a whole lot of great information for us to share with you, dear listener. If news from the last week in politics has left you reeling, we're here to help cut through the noise.

With the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate ties between Russia and the Trump campaign and administration, it's really starting to look like the beginning of the end for the orange menace.

Patreon subscribers get more than 35 minutes of extras this week!

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May 15th, 2017

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Lloyd Evans is an ex-Jehovah's Witness, the author of The Reluctant Apostate, and is the Senior Editor for JWSurvey.org. He stayed up super late to join us via Skype from his home in Croatia to talk to us about Jehovah's Witnesses and the work he is doing after leaving the faith.

May 8th, 2017

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Roy Jeffs is the son of Warren Jeffs - the infamous cult leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who is currently serving life plus 20 years in prison after his conviction for child sexual assault.

The FLDS cult still practices polygamy as an offshoot of the mainstream LDS Church which "officially" abandoned plural marriage on Earth (it will still be practiced in the afterlife) in 1890.

Roy fled the FLDS cult three years ago, and his story has been featured nationally by such sources as CNN and The Daily Beast. He is now an open atheist living in Salt Lake City, and he joined us in-studio for a wide-ranging interview.

Patreon subscribers get more than 45 minutes of extras this week, including an extended interview with Roy, and a round-table discussion of ridiculous relgious questions from Yahoo Answers.

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April 24th, 2017

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We were delighted to have Dr. Karen Garst as our guest for this episode. She joined us to talk about her book, Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion. Her book contains stories from 22 women who share their stories of what led them to leave behind their various forms of religion and the lives they now lead after moving away from supernatural beliefs. We were lucky enough to even have her read a couple excerpts for us!

It's a bit difficult to believe, but this episode completes three full years of us recording the Godless Rebelution podcast! As such, the rest of the show is a lot more loose than our usual fare and has only been very lightly edited for continuity and sound quality. You'll notice it's a bit more rambling and raw than what you've heard from us for a long time.

In addition to our interview with Dr. Garst, we covered the following items:

Openly atheist Arizona state representative Athena Salman delivers godless invocation which led a Republican colleague to remind her that prayers are supposed to mention a "higher power"

Ryan educates us on some of the finer points of firefighting

Kevin Swanson says pastors with gay children must resign

Rick Wiles exposes himself as an anti-semite during rant where he calls Ivanka Trump a "Kabbala practicing, evil woman"

We wax philosophical throughout the other stories, talk about the last three years of doing the show, and hint at what's next

Patreon subscribers get extended outtakes and early-release content for this episode. We've also got some items from the last couple episodes that ended up on the cutting-room floor that we'll be releasing as patron-only content in the next few days.

April 10th, 2017

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Due to some unforeseen circumstances (namely, a pant-load of news surrounding him), we decided to break our coverage of Steve Bannon into two parts. Alexander Scholl put a ton of work into giving us a comprehensive and frightening look into what makes Steve Bannon tick.

Other circumstances forced us to spend quite a bit longer editing the show this week, so there aren't any extras BUT our patrons are still receiving the show more than a day before everybody else.

We also cover the following news items:

Liberty High School in Texas sets aside a room for prayer

LDS Church leader Thomas Monson hospitalized

Christian nurse fired for pestering patients with prayer

Arizona State University changes teaching of evolution to not upset religious believers

The University of Utah is researching through brain scans the physical science of what makes church and religious adherence appealing

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April 3rd, 2017

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We had a great time talking to Jason Stock, who is the Brewmaster at Squatters Pub Brewery in Salt Lake City. He is also the first openly atheist person Dan ever met, and was a huge influence on Dan identifying as an atheist himself.

Jason is smart, funny, and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. We could have talked to him for several more hours, but all good things must come to an end.

Patreon subscribers get more than 30 extra minutes of our interview which were edited out to keep the regular show as close to two hours as possible.

March 27th, 2017

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Yvette d'Entremont is an atheist, skeptic, scientist, writer, public speaker, and all-around badass. She was also a fantastic guest who we had a lot of fun interviewing for more than two hours. Along the way, we talk about politics, GMOs, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vani Hari (Food Babe), and a ton of other stuff.

In this episode:

Politics

GMOs

Gwyneth Paltrow

Vani Hari (Food Babe)

Dr. Joel Fuhrman

Senator Orrin Hatch

** Pre-interview banter

** The key to knowing what Zelda is

** Extended interview

** Oklahoma lawmaker says rape and incest are God's will

** Alabama church wants to create its own police force

** Extended outtakes

Patreon subscribers get more than 45 minutes of extras this week, denoted by the double-asterisk marks above.

February 27th, 2017

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First, an apology for getting the episode out a bit later than usual. Dan was really busy this week preparing for and attending the Atheists of Utah Great Minds Gala. It was a lot of fun, but also a lot of work.

We had a metric fuckton of fun recording this episode, which includes:

Listener Feedback

How to persuade people

Know Thine Enemy - Dave Daubenmire (new segment!)

Dave Daubenmire's daughters aren't lesbians even though they play softball